120 Longcroft Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EN
About 120 Longcroft Lane
120 Longcroft Lane is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 6EN). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since July 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 89).
Most recent transfer was September 2025 at £495,000 — fresh data. 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 79 m² it's 21.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (65 m² median across 23 EPCs). Across 1996–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£582/sq ft) was about 181.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- StudyYes
Outside
- DrivewayYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
120 Longcroft Lane has 4 separate extension applications on the council record.
- May 2023OutbuildingOutlineIn report
Certificate of lawfulness for the erection of garden room outbuilding to rear garden
- Reference
- 6/2023/0726/LAWP
- Sept 2007ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- N6/2007/1159/FP
What's in 120 Longcroft Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EN's planning history?
3 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
120 Longcroft Lane has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£521,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 29 years.
£495,000
Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 29 years.
Sales timeline
17 September 2025Most recent
£495,000
+52.3%over 11 years3 August 2014
£325,000
+441.7%over 18 years27 June 1996
£60,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL8 6EN: £427,500 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in AL8 6EN
168 Longcroft Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EN
Sold Nov 2024
£400,000170 Longcroft Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EN
Sold Oct 2022
£641,000140 Longcroft Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EN
Sold Sept 2022
£485,000154 Longcroft Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EN
Sold Nov 2020
£395,000134 Longcroft Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EN
Sold Sept 2020
£630,000
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Versus other Longcroft Lane homes
On years held, 120 Longcroft Lane runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£6,266
Street avg £4,851
Floor Area
79 m²
Street avg 70 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 t/year
Street avg 2.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Longcroft Green — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Applecroft School. 22 schools nearby.
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